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  23 December 2021
  AFRICA/ETHIOPIA - The Church "suffers and shares the anxieties and pains of humanity" Addis Ababa (Agenzia Fides) - "Ever since we began to see the bitter warning signs of a war, we have expressed in every way through declarations and prayers, the invitation to all actors to consider the path of dialogue ...
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  23 December 2021
  AFRICA/EGYPT - Planting trees around churches. Coptic Patriarch Tawadros recalls the biblical sources of the ecological initiatives launched in view of "COP 27" Cairo (Agenzia Fides) - Since December 1st, at the suggestion of the Coptic Patriarchate, an extraordinary tree planting program has been launched in the areas surrounding the churches and places of worship of the Coptic ...
• 23 December 2021
  EUROPE/IRELAND - Appointment of the National Director of the Pontifical Mission Societies, Fr. Michael Kelly SPS Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On October 21, 2021 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Fr. Michael Kelly, of St. Patrick's Society for Foreign Missio ...
• 23 December 2021
  AFRICA/EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Appointment of the Rector of the interdiocesan major Seminary in Bata Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On December 8, 2021 Cardinal Luis Antonio G. Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, appointed Rev. Sebastian Mba Nguema Mokuy, of the diocesan clergy of Ebebi ...
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  23 December 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Vandalism in a Catholic church in southern India Bangalore (Agenzia Fides) - A 160-year-old Catholic church in the Chikkaballapur district, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka was vandalized on the morning of December 22. As confirmed to Fides by Father Joseh Ant ...
• 23 December 2021
  ASIA/INDIA - Resignation and appointment of bishop of Ambikapur Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - On December 21, 2021 the Holy Father accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the diocese of Ambikapur, India, presented by Bishop Patras Minj, S.J. The Holy Father appointed Msg ...
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  23 December 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - Christian girl, kidnapped and converted, reunites with her family Karachi (Agenzia Fides) - Arzoo Raja, a 14-year-old Christian girl kidnapped, converted to Islam and was forcibly married to 44-year-old Muslim Azhar Ali, her kidnapper, reunites with her family. This was ruled yesterday ...
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  22 December 2021
  AFRICA/D.R. CONGO - A maternity hospital, "the dream" of Ambassador Attanasio Kenge (Agenzia Fides) - "I want Ambassador Luca Attanasio’s children to know that their father lives in the many children he helped to be born. Saint Esprit maternity hospital is the tangible sign that life does not di ...
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  22 December 2021
  ASIA/CHINA - Spiritual retreat of priests in view of Christmas Beijing (Agenzia Fides) - Eliminate the worldly evils of which priests have contaminated themselves in the midst of society and return to the flock to exude the fragrance of the shepherd: these are the recommendations th ...
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  22 December 2021
  AFRICA/MALAWI - Taking care of families in difficulty: the priority of the Catholic Women Organization Lilongwe (Agenzia Fides) - Taking care of families in difficulty, following the example of Saint Joseph, is the challenge for the Catholic Women Organization (CWO) of Malawi that emerged from the annual general Assembly ...
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  22 December 2021
  AMERICA/COLOMBIA - Five million Colombians affected by the deadliest and longest-lived virus: hunger Bogota (Agenzia Fides) - With the slogan "NAVIDAR, a time to nourish hope", the Food Bank hopes that more than 25,000 low-income families by Christmas will benefit from the initiative, for this reason it invites everyone ...
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  22 December 2021
  AFRICA/TOGO - The true meaning of Christmas in caring for others: the missionaries never stop Kolowarè (Agenzia Fides) - "This is the last piece of news from Kolowaré. On Thursday, December 30 I will move to Lomé to accompany a group of young people who are thinking of joining our community". Thus began the me ...
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  22 December 2021
  ASIA/PAKISTAN - The President of Pakistan: a law will be made against forced conversions Islamabad (Agenzia Fides) - "Christians played an important role in the creation of Pakistan and many Christians, Hindus and Sikhs decided to remain in the country at the time of the partition with India. A law against f ...
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  22 December 2021
  ASIA/HOLY LAND - Israel responds to the Heads of Churches: your accusations are baseless and risk fueling violence Jerusalem (Agenzia Fides) - The accusations made by Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches of the Holy Land regarding factors that threaten the presence of Christians in the land of Jesus "are baseless and distort the real ...
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  21 December 2021
  AMERICA/HAITI - "We cannot remain indifferent to the tragic events of recent months": new appeal to international solidarity Port au Prince (Agenzia Fides) - The "SOS Haiti" campaign, promoted by the Church of Brazil (Episcopal Conference, Caritas Brasileira, Conference of Religious, Movement for Basic Education and Catholic Education Associat ...